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2 hours ago, thebdawg said:

Call it coping, whatever y’all want, but this is terrible receiver play. Was the throw the right decision? Probably not. But it was a good throw. You absolutely, positively CAN NOT drift upfield on a shallow crosser. It is a cardinal sin.

Take a look at where Mingo is running while Bryce is throwing. Straight down the 25. Now note how he has drifted upfield to try to catch a ball at his chest that would’ve been at his outstretched arms, with his body between the defender in the ball.

He has now made it a longer throw, giving the defender more time to get to the ball, and opened the door wide open for him to undercut the ball. Oh, and then he stands there and watches while the guy takes it for 6.

 

 

 

A weak late  throw was the main culprit.

1 minute ago, ForJimmy said:

It looked on target to me. Dude just made a play. The zip/velocity gets mentioned on here a lot but I honestly don’t see it anywhere else. Was it a bullet? No but it looked fine. The read was the bigger issue to me. Reich leaving him back there with 5 wide knowing Zavala and Boze can’t block poo is another big issue. 

Then you missed the play. That was definitely a velocity issue.

On 11/17/2023 at 8:00 AM, Icege said:

 

They have got to find a way to get this kid some weapons.

And more arm strength.

19 hours ago, X-Clown said:

He has been over both the completion percentage you mentioned every single game, and more than 150 in every game except Atlanta in week 1 where he was 4 yards short. Might wanna push the goalposts further out.

No they are far enough as it is...59 yds to be exact.

I just chuckle when I think about how many times I was asked if I thought I knew more than career 

Football  GMs and what not...

42 minutes ago, jopie87 said:

I don't think he will ever be the starting QB on a playoff team and I don't think he will be a starter by 2025. I think he is in the same boat as Wilson in NY.

Drafting Young is going to ruin or end careers of many people.

The silver lining.

5 hours ago, Huffgolf30 said:

Made a huge mistake not picking Stroud (obvious at this point). Not even sure Bryce would be a 1st round pick if the draft were held today. My question is where the fug we go from here now that we made this collosal error.

I didnt like moving up...but Stroud was the obvious choice b/t the two.

I take no pleasure in having seen this from the beginning.

2 hours ago, Proudiddy said:

I know the issue has been discussed ad nauseum, but I figure this was thread worthy because up until this season, I was an adamant supporter of Fitt.  I believed in him.  He came from a front office and organizational culture that drafted, signed, and built a winner.  He seemed to have and flexed a wide net of connections across the league that greatly helped us facilitate trades that at times had tremendous value, or at least the potential of tremendous value - and that no doubt is a huge asset.  I also like that he seemed to target size/athleticism combos on all draft picks, because it seemed to follow the Seattle model.

But, it's time.  Not sure who has been responsible for what picks and signings at this point, because as has been discussed - we have no idea who was making the decisions since Tepper has been here.  With any personnel decision we've made under this ownership, we have to ask, was it Tepper's decision?  Rhule's?  Fitt's?  Who knows.  But someone has to answer for it.

The damage and casualties of the recklessness displayed by this front office is of a level I don't think the league has ever seen before, and I'm not exaggerating.  Between giving CMC away to one of the best teams in the league who you knew would utilize him to maximize his potential and not even being able to net a future first is absolutely fuging insane...  and to boot, he goes there and does exactly what we expected and is playing himself into being the MVP frontrunner.

Then we have 4 potential franchise QB considerations in the first round of the draft.  Only one of them refused to workout at the combine and also just happens to be built like a middle schooler.  Not only did we not stand pat and see what we would get at 9.  Not only did we not trade up into the top 5 to take one of them that fell to us.  We traded crazy assets to move up, just to take the worst candidate out of all of them (and that's even considering AR suffering a season-ending injury).  And in the process, on top of the cost of draft picks to do this, we trade a Top 5 WR talent in DJ to do so.  And in the ultimate insult to injury, because the guy we sold out to draft at #1 is ass and as a result we are unintentionally tanking, the number one pick we traded to get him will now put the Bears in position to potentially have the first overall pick from us and possibly another top 3 pick because they suck.  Don't think that has ever happened before either - a team trading a first to move up to first for a franchise changing player and then that same team becomes the worst team in the NFL after making that pick.  It is the absolute opposite effect you want from a #1 pick.

Then we have Burns.  Instead of just giving him a reasonable contract extension over the offseason, which was reportedly significantly lower than what the number would now be projected at, we decided to stupidly play hardball with him.  Instead of being decisive about his significance and role with the team, we pussyfooted around and neither extended him nor traded him for value...  passing up on draft capital that would've at least somewhat mitigated the hit we took in trading up for Bryce.  Now, Burns is understandably playing more cautiously to get through the season, got injured today in a game that Bryce, the guy they sold the farm for, single-handedly lost.  And again, things would feel different if this same FO that is so reckless with draft assets was actually good at identifying, acquiring and developing gems from later rounds in the draft or free agency, but nope.  The cupboard is pretty bare in terms of depth.

As I said, the mounting damage and casualties have reached an insurmountable level.  It can't be ignored.  It can't be swept under the rug and revisited later.  I'm sure Tepper had a hand in all of these moves, but if you don't have the balls to take a stand on something one way or another as the guy making the personnel decisions, then you gotta answer for them.  

Never in the history of this franchise has it ever felt so desolate and hopeless before;  Not just because of the decisions that have already been made (and horribly), but because of what those decisions cost us in the future and how long it will take us to get out of the hole that has been dug.  This poo could not have been imagined a bigger nightmare if Stephen King took up writing about NFL personnel departments.  And sadly, even if Fitt is fired, I don't see things getting any better unless Tepper stops meddling, and I don't see that happening either.  We are just in a very hopeless state right now...

We have time now but he shouldn't ever make another draft pick for us.

4 hours ago, falconlynx said:

Salt on the wound is we traded a haul for him that will include #1 next year. 

That was my issue from the jump...

taking Skoronski would have been a nice play...

14 hours ago, Xtreme said:

I just saw this on Twitter. That's wild. 

long over due...

We are in trouble, no matter what, for the next 3 + yrs.

9 hours ago, LinvilleGorge said:

All we can do is hope that Tepper wakes up one day and looks in the mirror and realizes this isn't working and I'm the root of the problem.

is he the root of the problem ? 

Micah Parsons ... and not trading up for Matt Corral.

We dont throw to him...

17 hours ago, CPF4LIFE said:

How the hell is not a real problem? It shouldn't be one at all because its generally unheard of. Lol

Lol...its nothing.doesnt matter if its heard of or not.

14 minutes ago, KillerKat said:

lol your #1 overall cant even do a QB sneak.

With other real problems this is nothing unless we built our offense around the qb sneak.

On 10/4/2023 at 9:52 AM, USDepartmentOfSavagery said:

There are a lot of Texans fans on our board right now and “told you sos” who circle jerk to CJ Stroud. 

They would be correct ...so

3 hours ago, Steves89 said:

Of all the pieces of utter shyte sittin' atop the Soddy turf of BOA, I have found no shyte that smells worse than our guard play. Yes, Bryce has been shyte. Sanders has been expensive shyte. Most of the WR's are shyte. Even Icky, who I have been high on in the past, has been a surprise shart. But none of those shytes have been as smelly as the shytie guards.

I think we underestimate how devastating loosing our two guards to injuries has been to our run game which we desperately need to support Bryce. Not to mention the impact on pass pro and keeping our local hobbit from getting David Carr'd by the end of the season which is already in the toilet (where the shyte belongs, frankly). I think our number one priority should be using game reps to develop our QB and salvage(and maybe even build on) whatever talent he has. I think the best way I can think to turn shyte into marble is addressing our guards and pounding the rock.

So how do we unclog this toilet? Can't imagine there are options available to pick up though it's hard to believe no one out there is better than Zavala. Could we trade? Maybe player swap. I've heard some folks mention moving Icky to guard. Maybe Moton moves to LT and Lee moves up to RT. Personally, I hate it, but at this point it can't be much worse than what we have.

What do you think? How would you fix the guard play? v

Skoronski would have fit in those multiple scenarios very well.

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

I was fine with taking our shot. Very rarely do you have #1 overall type QBs available with the #1 pick being available for trade. I get making the bold move. It just doesn't look like Bryce has NFL caliber physical talent.

I never had a good feeling about moving up.

1 minute ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Or just drafted Stroud.

If he fell to 9...sure.B/T the two Stroud was the obvious pick.

21 hours ago, TeppersEgos said:

God I wish we could have waited to draft Caleb Williams

Or just waited...

6 hours ago, jopie87 said:

He'll make a good guard and we will be in Tackle hell for another decade.

Lol...nobody listens.

10 hours ago, mc52beast said:

According to some QB experts here at the Huddle CJ should already be getting fitted for his HOF jacket…LOL

Idk about that but bt him and young he was the obvious choice.